Campaign Idea

[ReluctantSamurai]

I want to start a campaign in which I will not have the power and control from the beginning for my chosen faction, let's say Rome. I want to start from down and gradually climb up to the last step and to become the Emperor of Rome or apparently to control the entire Empire. I want to choose my own destiny not directly with the control of a future empire.

This would be a refreshing change from the original. One would have to assume that the major campaign will be from the Roman pov, so starting out as a minor landholder would be a nice touch.

-opportunity to buy honorific titles or my next rank, but very expensive with lots of money
-to buy senators to be on my side
-and be able to use assassins to kill senators that cannot be corrupted and they are my adversaries or they support other rival families to me

I'm sure this went on in reality, so would be a nice intrigue touch to a campaign.

Two things should have great value in the entire game system: money and slaves obtained through the looting of some towns, villas and especialy from ports filled with slaves and other goods.
I could have my own gladiator school, my own workshop or a house selling slaves, all obtained from lotting.

I know that many cultures of the time used slave labor, or marketed them for sale, but....was it really that big of an issue to base the economics of a faction on the buying/selling/using of slaves?